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likelihood vs probability

probability vs likelihood

likelihood and probability both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
likelihood Yes No No No
probability Yes No No No
As nouns, probability is a hypernym of likelihood; that is, probability is a word with a broader meaning than likelihood:
  • likelihood: the probability of a specified outcome
  • probability: the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event
likelihood (noun) probability (noun)
the probability of a specified outcome the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
Difference between likelihood and probability

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